最新进展：俄罗斯卫生当局针对一名在防疫研究设施工作的女性死亡事件采取了预防措施，但尚未确认她感染了鼠疫。
The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and a related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday. Driving the news: Russian health authorities have taken precautionary measures in response to the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague research factility, but have not confirmed that she contracted plague.
官方表态：一位政府官员表示，特朗普政府“知情、正在监控疫情，并评估应对方案”。
What they're saying: The Trump administration "is aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," the administration official said.
事件回顾：据当地当局称，9月25日，28岁的达里娅·希皮洛娃在俄罗斯伊尔库茨克地区的一家防疫研究所工作时，打碎了一支含有肺鼠疫病原体的试管。
The backstory: On Sept. 25, 28-year-old Daria Shipilova, who worked at an anti-plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region, broke a test tube containing the pneumonic plague pathogen, authorities there said.
希皮洛娃于9月29日因严重肺炎症状入院，并于10月1日至2日深夜去世。
Shipilova was admitted to a hospital on Sept. 29 with symptoms of severe pneumonia and died overnight between Oct. 1 and Oct. 2.
她去世后，当局在该地区多家医疗机构实施了隔离，并将近200名与希皮洛娃有过接触的人员置于医学观察之下。
After her death, authorities imposed quarantines at several medical facilities in the region and placed nearly 200 people who had come into contact with Shiplova under medical observation.
伊尔库茨克州长伊戈尔·科布泽夫表示，受监测人员均未出现病症，检测结果为阴性。
Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev said those being monitored showed no signs of illness and had tested negative.
俄罗斯媒体报道称希皮洛娃可能感染了肺鼠疫，但卫生当局尚未确诊。
Russian media reports suggested Shipilova may have contracted pneumonic plague, but health authorities have not confirmed the diagnosis.
俄罗斯公共卫生机构称希皮洛娃患有“病因不明的肺炎”，进一步检测未发现与其工作相关的微生物。该机构表示，该地区疫情形势依然稳定。
Russia's public health agency said Shipilova had "pneumonia of unknown etiology" and that further testing found no microorganisms linked to her work. The agency said the epidemiological situation in the region remains stable.
背景：根据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的说法，鼠疫是一种潜在致命的细菌性疾病，但若及时治疗，可用抗生素治愈。白宫发言人将问题转交给国务院，后者未回应置评请求。
Zoom out: Plague is a potentially life-threatening bacterial disease but can be cured with antibiotics when treated promptly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White House spokespeople referred questions to the State Department, which did not respond to a request for comment.